Easy as D-I-Y: Floral Wire Air Plant Holder

Although trends, I think, get a bit of a bad rap, I’m actually a fan of riding the waves. There’s always something new to try, some kind of fresh new spin to put on classic ideas. All in all, I take it as a personal challenge to come up with my own take on the latest trend. Case in point, the air plant craze.

Ever since my Sea & Asters air plants arrived, I’ve been playing around with containers for them. While two ended up in a glass terrarium, another pair needed an environmental upgrade. My plan was to use gold floral wire to create a spherical “cage” by wrapping the wire around a ball, that could later be suspended from the ceiling using fishing line. The reality of my vision though? Not so great…

So on to “Plan B.” Which was? Well, my sister, who happened to be sitting in the background during this project, suggested that I wrap the wire around something more vertical. I grabbed a glass candle sitting on the coffee table and wrapped the wire around and around.

The candle slipped out leaving behind a perfectly shaped DIY wire container, and then the plants slipped right in. I love the touch of gold it adds to my desk, and that the plants still peek through, but are contained.

 I have a feeling that this won’t be my last air plant project…